Ilsup Ahn

Education

PhD, Ethics, University of Chicago
ThM, Theology, Emory University
MDiv, Theology, Emory University
BA, Philosophy, Yonsei University

Profile

Professor Ilsup Ahn has three core teaching goals: to develop students’ critical thinking abilities by interacting with them in and outside of the classroom; to facilitate a learning environment where students are comfortable sharing ideas; and to promote a transformational vision of our society by engaging in broad-ranging ethical issues.

“I believe a teacher’s role is to light a fire in the students’ intellectual curiosity and love toward truth. Teaching is my vocation and serving my students through teaching and research is my privilege.”

Faith is important to Ahn, a specialist in philosophical and religious ethics. He addresses philosophical issues of justice and human rights and students apply what they learn by engaging in various social issues in the Chicago area. “As a Christian ethicist, I understand and confess that the truth ultimately comes from God who is the source of all lives including the eternal life. I believe that I am called to serve God by helping people live out the truth and choose the good,” he says.

Recent Publications

Ahn, Ilsup. Religious Ethics and Migration: Doing Justice to Undocumented Workers. New York, NY: Routledge. 2013.

Ahn, Ilsup. Agnes Chiu, and William O’Neill. “And You Welcomed Me?: A Theological Response to the Militarization of the US-Mexico Borders and the Criminalization of Undocumented Migrants.”CrossCurrents 63.3. 2013.

Ahn, Ilsup. Just Debt & Unjust Credit. Baylor University Press. 2017.

Ahn, Ilsup. Asian American Christian Ethics: Voices, Methods, Issues. Baylor University Press (coedited with Grace Kao). 2015.

Ahn, Ilsup. Religious Ethics and Migration: Doing Justice to Undocumented Workers. Routledge. 2013.

Honors & Awards

The 2012 Best Article for the Humanities and Social Sciences Category (Awarded by the Malaysian Academic Publication Council for an article published by KEMANUSIAAN: Asian Journal of Humanities 19.1 (May, 2012).

Professional Organizations & Associations

Faculty advisor for North Park’s East Asian Student Association

Member, American Academy of Religion and Society of Christian Ethic